Troops. And by his children. What he said and what he showed in his final twitter message. This special edition of nightline, the death of Robin Williams, will be right back. Good evening, a brilliant light has gone out in hollywood tonight. Robin williams, whose fierce, frenetic comedy captivated us for decades has died at age 63. For all his wild, often improvised humor on stage stage and on screen, behind the scenes he struggled mightily with Substance Abuse and depression. Tonight on a special edition of nightline were going to dedicate our entire show to the life and the death of a true american original. Nanonano. Reporter from mork shazbat. Reporter to captain hook. To mrs. Doubtfire. To his manic make you laugh so hard your ribs hurt comedy specials. Oh, yeah reporter Robin Williams was a legend. But behind the zaniness lurked something darker. Drug abuse and depression. Williams described himself as a man looking over a cliff. Its not just a fear of falling or its the thing of
George some additional congestion is headed down to one that creek. Reporter the this is the lead investigation unit. At 11 00 we look at have a press conference. An autopsy is planned on the body. The actor was found dead yesterday. Eros that a guest today when a family friend went to buy the home and to grind and found the body. Reporter they pronounced the at the dead and his home or around swells. Theyre calling it the death of by at that asphyxiation. The question is why are they looking at it to be a suicide. Reporter we expect them to be here at 11 00. Crews from around the nation. We will be carrying the story lies. And you can also go to our web site to check out the link to their to give more information there. James thanks jackie. We will carry that News Conference live on our 24 7 news channel. That happens at 11 am. M. Bellmany paid their condolences by visiting Robin Williams former home in San Franciscos sea cliff neighborhood. Williams first moved to marin county when h
unforgettable. Unmistakable. And undeniably a product of the bay area. Robin williams will be remembered here in the bay area not only for big movie roles like the locally filmed mrs doubtfire, but also for his frequent surprise appearances at local comedy clubs. James known and loved around the world for the joy he brought to millions of people actor and comedian Robin Williams was declared dead monday afternoon by authorities in marin county. James they acknowledge his death is being reviewed as a suicide. Kron 4s jeff bush went to williams tiburon home and spoke to neighbors about williams death. Reporter we just saw him on his bicycle and he lived a quiet life. we had no inkling that this was possible. he was a great guy so i do not know how to react. im friends with his stepson he would come in the room where we hung out and i appreciated that experience from them. to me it was someone else who did so much good and the world to his friends and everyone. James a lot of heavy hearts
Had a home, say the talented actor and pioneer and kmeed yarn took his own life, he was 63 years old. A spokesman said he had been fighting depression recently. This morning, i lost my husband and my best friend. While the world lost one of its most beloved artists and beautiful humage beings. I am utterly heart broken. She goes on, on behalf of Robin Williams family, we are asking for privacy during our time of profound grief as he is remembered, it is our hope the focus will not be on robins death but on the countless moments of joy and laughter he gave to millions. And tonight that will be our focus as well. Starting with our entertainment correspondent nichelle turner. Such shocking news. All of us, you know, were literally shaken when we got word of this loss. Absolutely. Definitely, wolf. Its one of the more shocking things, ive been covering the Entertainment Industry for a long time. And covered just about every story you could imagine. When i looked down and saw this informati